Dr. Aaron Lerner
IMRA
01 September '10
Dr. Aaron Lerner - IMRA: Once again, Palestinian officials condemn the murder of Israeli on practical grounds: it doesn't serve Palestinian interests.
Do they say it is immoral to murder civilians? No. Only that it doesn't serve the national interests.
Is the "renunciation of violence in all its forms" a blanket renunciation? Again, it is presented not as a matter of principle but as a matter of tactics.
The flip side?
Should the day come that PM Fayyad believes that murdering Israeli civilians serves Palestinian interests then - let the blood bath begin.
National Authority condemns the shooting in the Hebron area and considers it
incompatible with Palestinian interests
Date: 31/08/2010 Time: 22:16
www1.wafa.ps/arabic/index.php?action=detail&id=84523
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Ramallah 31/08/2010 [WAFA - PLO news agency] - Prime Minister Dr. Salam Fayyad said that what took place Tuesday evening, in the Hebron area at a time that efforts are be made by the Palestine Liberation Organization to mobilize international support for the Palestinian position regarding the demands of a successful political process to end the occupation, and achieve freedom and independence of our people, contradicts the Palestinian national interests and strategic vision adopted by the National Authority, which combines the political struggle led by the Palestine Liberation Organization at the regional and international levels, on the one hand, and the completion of building the institutions of the State of Palestine and infrastructure, and strengthens the popular resistance peaceful occupation, on the other hand, to achieve the goal of ending the occupation and the establishment of independent State of Palestine with its capital in East Jerusalem on the 1967 borders.
This came in an exclusive statement made by the Prime Minister, this evening, commenting on the incident, he said: 'We condemn this incident, that is contrary to Palestinian interests, and the efforts of the Palestinian leadership to mobilize international support for the rights of our people and protecting their interests, as well as the commitments we assumed '.
The Prime Minister called all citizens to be vigilant and to renounce violence, to protect the path of peaceful popular resistance against the settlements and practices of the occupation.
He pointed out that, despite that the incident took place in areas that fall outside the responsibility of the Palestinian security, the Authority will continue to take all necessary measures to prevent the recurrence of such events, while stressing the need for Israel's response to the demands of the Palestinian National Authority to enable them to take over security in all areas.
He warned of the risk of being sucked into a spiral of violence, which experience has confirmed to be detrimental to national interests, he added 'our people are well aware that it serves the objectives and the supreme national interests of ending the occupation and suffering to renunciate violence in all its forms' .
In conclusion, the Prime Minister said: 'This is the way of salvation, and not continue to exploit the suffering of the Palestinian people in the service of class and regional agendas contrary to the interests of our people, and under empty slogans'.
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The most moderate Palestinian Arabs do not see the murder of Jews as wrong per se.
ReplyDeleteThey object to it because it does not make them look good in the eyes of the world.
But if they thought murdering Jews would get them what they wanted, they would do it.
Let's remember exactly who the amoral Arabs are and quit being surprised by their thirst for the blood of Jews when the opportunity to quench it presents itself for them.